Publisher JanduSoft and developer Isoca Games have announced on-rails shooter Candy Rangers for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC (Steam). It will launch in Q4 2024.
18.01.2024 - 21:17 / digitaltrends.com / George Yang / Ninja Theory
During the January 2024 Xbox Developer Direct, Ninja Theory announced that Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 will launch on May 21 for PC and Xbox Series X|S. It will also arrive on Xbox Game Pass at launch.
The developer showed a brand new release date trailer showcasing the game’s impressively realistic graphics and gruesome gameplay. Senua wants to get revenge on the Vikings who have enslaved her people and goes to Iceland to face the threat at the source. As she has psychosis, she’ll hear voices throughout her journey, finding patterns and clues around her.
There are also new combat encounters where she fights off grotesque enemies as they try to grab her. Ninja Theory said they want the player to feel how Senua isn’t a superhero and how she’s struggling to survive and barely getting by.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 was initially revealed in The Game Awards 2019 so it’s been a long four years since. While its predecessor, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, was a multiplatform console release as it was also on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch, the sequel will be exclusive to Microsoft’s ecosystem. Microsoft acquired Ninja Theory in 2018 to bolster Xbox’s lineup of first-party game studios. Other games Ninja Theory has worked on while under the Microsoft banner so far include 2020’s Bleeding Edge and the upcoming Project Mara. The former was a multiplayer combat game released for PC and Xbox One. The latter was teased in 2020 and billed as an experimental game exploring mental horror.
RelatedBefore Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, we also got a new look at Avowed.
Publisher JanduSoft and developer Isoca Games have announced on-rails shooter Candy Rangers for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC (Steam). It will launch in Q4 2024.
At The Game Awards 2019, Microsoft surprised everybody not only with the announcement of the Xbox Series X and S, but also with an in-engine tech demo that showed off the graphics that would be possible with the next generation of consoles. The goal was to show off the photorealism potential, and the game it chose was Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2. The trailer is terrifying and moody, with Senua belting out a Scandinavian folk tune and glaring intensely as flames and light surround her. If Microsoft wanted to make a memorable splash, it definitely succeeded.
This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we discuss Microsoft's Xbox Developer Direct 2024, our first look ahead at the year to come from one of the big three console makers.
Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 finally has a release date: 21st May 2024.
Ninja Theory and Xbox Game Studios teamed up to reveal the at today’s Xbox Developer Direct. Following plenty of leaks and rumors earlier this week, the game is confirmed to be arriving on Xbox Series X|S and PC on May 21, 2024.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II was one of the first games announced for the Xbox Series X/S all the way back in 2019, and thankfully, it’s been confirmed we’re finally going to get our hands on the game relatively soon. During today’s latest Xbox Developer Direct we got some fresh insight into what developer Ninja Theory is building and a more precise 2024 release date.
Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 was featured in this evening's Xbox Developer Direct. Ninja Theory gave a further glimpse of the things they show when talking about Hellblade: motion capture, graphical fidelity, mental health representation, and stabbing. They also provided a release date: May 21st, 2024.
Today's Xbox Developer Direct stream offered updates on some of 2024's biggest Microsoft games, including MachineGames' Indiana Jones And The Great Circle, Obsidian's Avowed and Ninja Theory's Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2. If you missed the stream and want a quick roundup of all the news, games, release dates and trailers featured, we've gathered it all together in this post.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II will launch digitally for Xbox Series and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store on May 21 for $49.99, publisher Xbox Game Studios and developer Ninja Theory announced. It will also be available via Xbox Game Pass.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 will be a digital-only release, Xbox has confirmed.
At Microsoft’s second annual Xbox Developer_Direct, Ninja Theory’s highly anticipated Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 took the spotlight with members of the development team taking a deep dive into the action-adventure title and what players can expect to see from it.
Ninja Theory showcased Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga during the Xbox Developers_Direct stream, confirming that the game will release on 21st May 2024.